reabsorption
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One result of these interactions was a long-term process of cultural commingling, reabsorption, and acculturation that has left a rich tapestry of human societies in its wake.
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Third, additional solutes and wastes are secreted into the tubules of the kidney during tubular reabsorption.
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While PTH acts directly on the kidneys to increase Ca2+ reabsorption, its effects on the intestine are indirect.
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Aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex of the kidneys, enhances Na+ reabsorption from the extracellular fluids and subsequent water reabsorption by diffusion.
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“I’ve heard of reabsorption cases this bad but I’ve never seen one.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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